My surgery two days ago was a success. I checked in at 5:30 and over the next two hours met the many people who would beinvolved in my surgery. i felt very comforted by the neurosurgical resident's answer regarding what he would do during the surgery - "just watch."
Due to my anatomy, it took the neurotologust 6 hours to expose my tumor. After that the removal was relatively easy- my tumor was not sticky and came out in about an hour. The biggest issue after that was that I didn't any abdominal fat to fill the hole in my skull. They were able to scrape enough out, but my incision is 5 or 6 inches long. That honestly was a shock to me - I guess I do have stretched muscles and extra skin from having kids!
I've had no nausea and by last night could eat regular food. I don't have a huge appetite, but am eating some. I've been up walking a few times and the pt is coming soon to take me on the stairs. Iam still in icu, but im not an icu patient. Im only here because there are no regular rooms available. I'm not complaining - it's quiet and I have a private room. I should get togohome either tomorrow or Sunday.
Thank you for the support from this community. I learned so much and felt so knowledgable and empowered coming in for surgery. I'll keep you updated, but I expect things only to get better from here.
Rachel
